Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 40.252 · Subchapter F. ENFORCEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The commissioner may assess administrative penalties for the violations and in the amounts established in Section 40.251 of this code. In determining the amount of penalties, the commissioner shall consider:
(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation and the hazard or damage caused thereby;
(2) the degree of cooperation and quality of response;
(3) the degree of culpability and history of previous violations by the person subject to the penalty;
(4) the amount necessary to deter future violations; and
(5) any other matter that justice requires.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.40.htm
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